BEIJING, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – The Asian Development Bank sponsored a 2-day forum in Beijing to discuss various innovative measures and technologies to protect groundwater resources in the country.

The Government of Timor-Leste and the Asian Development Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the start of the next stage of a project that aims to scale up access to safe, reliable drinking water across the country.

ADB has approved a $453 million loan to help Sri Lanka deliver surplus water from the Mahaweli river basin to its northern dry zone, where scarce supplies undermine agricultural output and household incomes.